John Mamais, Executive Producer at Polish developer CD Projekt RED talks to David Smith of Interactive Selection and Game Careers at GDC Europe in Cologne, Germany. John started his career in games as a production assistant with Activision about 15 years ago, and worked at Virgin Sound and Vision, Digital Domain, Vivendi, and Acony before joining Atari as Senior Producer in 2007 where he was credited on the following titles: The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2 Storm of Zehir & Mysteries of Westgate, and Dungeons and Dragons Online. John joined CD Projekt RED as Executive Producer in January 2011, with their latest release The Witcher 2 achieving AAA status in May 2011. His advice for those looking to join a company like CD Projekt RED:

“We are really trying to push the envelope and make really high-end AAA and top notch games. So we are looking for really experienced guys, really talented, who like the kind of game we are making and just want to come and work on the next things we are doing with that kind of attitude and that kind of passion.” Watch the full clip here: